1. And he arose from thence, and
cometh into the coasts of Judea by the farther side of Jordan: and the
people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them
again.
2. And the Pharisees came to him,
and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting
him.
3. And he answered and said unto
them, What did Moses command you?
4. And they said, Moses suffered
to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
5. And Jesus answered and said
unto them, For the hardness of your heart he
wrote you this precept.
6. But from the
beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
7. For this cause
shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;
8. And they twain
shall be one flesh: so they are no more twain, but one flesh.
9. What therefore
God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
10. And in the house his disciples
asked him again of the same matter.
11. And he saith unto them,
Whosoever
shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery
against her.
12. And if a woman
shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth
adultery.
13. And they brought young
children to him, that he should touch them; and his disciples rebuked
those that brought them.
14. But when Jesus saw it, he was
much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the
little children to come unto me, and forbid them not; for of such is
the kingdom of God.
15.
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not received the kingdom of God
as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
16. And he took them up in his
arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
17. And when he was gone forth
into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked
him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
18. And Jesus said unto him,
Why
callest thou me good? there is none good but
one, that is, God.
19. Thou
knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not
steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and
mother.
20. And he answered and said unto
him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.
21. Then Jesus beholding him loved
him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest:
go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou
shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow
me.
22. And he was sad at that saying,
and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.
23. And Jesus looked round about,
and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall
they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
24. And the disciples were
astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith
unto them, Children, how hard it is for them
that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
25. It
is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a
rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
26. And they were astonished out
of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
27. And Jesus looking upon them
saith, With men it is impossible, but not with
God: for with God all things are possible.
28. Then Peter began to say unto
him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.
29. And Jesus answered and said,
Verily
I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or
sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my
sake, and the gospel's,
30. But
he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren,
and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions;
and in the world to come eternal life.
31. But
many that are first shall be last; and the last first.
32. And they were in the way going
up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and
as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the
twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him,
33. Saying,
Behold,
we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the
chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to
death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles:
34. And
they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him,
and shall kill him; and the third day he shall rise again.
35. And James and John, the sons
of Zebedee, came unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou
shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.
36. And he said unto them,
What
would ye that I should do for you?
37. They said unto him, Grant unto
us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left
hand, in thy glory.
38. But Jesus said unto them,
Ye
know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be
baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?
39. And they said unto him, We
can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall
indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I
am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:
40. But
to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but
if shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.
41. And when the ten heard it,
they began to be much displeased with James and John.
42. But Jesus called them to him,
and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are
accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and
their great ones exercise authority upon them.
43. But so shall
it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be
your minister:
44. And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of
all.
45. For
even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister,
and to give his life a ransom for many.
46. And they came to Jericho: and
as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of
people, blind Bar-ti-mae-us, the son of Ti-mae-us, sat by the highway side
begging.
47. And when he heard that it was
Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of
David, have mercy on me.
48. And many charged him that he
should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of
David, have mercy on me.
49. And Jesus stood still, and
commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto
him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.
50. And he, casting away his
garment, rose, and came to Jesus.
51. And Jesus answered and said
unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto
thee?
The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.
52. And Jesus said unto him,
Go
thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole.
And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.
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